{"id":42812,"date":"2026-07-27T02:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/42812\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T02:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:14:26","slug":"xander-schauffele-picks-the-score-wyndham-clark-needs-to-shoot-on-sunday-to-win-the-us-open-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/42812\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander Schauffele picks the score Wyndham Clark needs to shoot on Sunday to win the US Open title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wyndham Clark is in pole position to win the US Open, but he did crack open the door to the hungry chasing pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All he needed was to hole a five-foot putt to stay seven shots in the lead on the final hole, but he missed it. It was seemingly his first missed putt of the day, but a big one for the mentality of both Clark and those looking to hunt him down on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Having said that, he does have a six-stroke advantage on the field and is overwhelmingly likely to claim his second US Open title on Sunday. It would take an outright collapse for him to lose his lead. <\/p>\n

After his round, Xander Schauffele named the score he thinks Clark will have to shoot to give everyone else a chance. <\/p>\n

\"XanderPhoto by Tracy Wilcox\/PGA TOUR via Getty ImagesThe score Xander Schauffele thinks Wyndham Clark must shoot for him to lose US Open lead <\/p>\n

Schauffele started his third round hot on Clark\u2019s tail, four shots back and hopeful of getting right into contention. Instead, he shot three over par and is now eight shots back of Clark. <\/p>\n

Speaking after Saturday\u2019s play, the two-time major winner reflected on his round. He said, \u201cYeah, it was kind of a little bit of everything, to be honest. Kind of a slow start. Then had a bad stretch of golf there 10 through 12. I hit a great bunker shot on 11, but could have been worse, I guess<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I was just trying to get back into touch. Wyndham is playing great, and he\u2019s at 8-under, and kind of the rest of the herd is trailing by a lot, and I\u2019m one of them. Yeah, just kind of a long day, U.S. Open day.\u201d<\/p>\n

What needs to happen for Wyndham Clark to lose the golf tournament? <\/p>\n

The American has more than one hand on his second major title\u2026<\/p>\n

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At one point, Schauffele fell to two over, but made two birdies on the final six holes to give himself an outside chance going into Sunday. <\/p>\n

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He continued, \u201cI just three-putted on 12 and then got aggressive on 13 with driver off the tee and was able to hit one to tap-in, so that was a nice way to sort of restart, and then snuck a birdie in there on 15. I was trying to get back in the red. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat would have been a success, I would say, for how the day was going. But I\u2019ll take it, as of right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s still far behind Clark, who he thinks is going to win the US Open as long as he can hit a certain score.<\/p>\n

Schauffele said, \u201cYou know, the way this tournament is panning out, if I can \u2014 in my mind, if I can get to 4- or 5-under, that would be all-world. I\u2019m not even sure if that\u2019s possible tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see with how the USGA sets the course up. But I\u2019m assuming the members here at Shinnecock don\u2019t want to see 8-under winning, so I\u2019m assuming the wind will go and less water will be put on the greens. It\u2019s going to play sort of what I remember in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cKind of the way this is turning out, it\u2019s all in Wyndham\u2019s hands, really. If he plays a really solid round of golf tomorrow, if he shoots even par or 1-over or 2-over, he\u2019s going to win the golf tournament. That\u2019s how I think it\u2019s going to pan out.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Clark finds a way to throw this away, it\u2019ll be a collapse that is remembered for decades. <\/p>\n

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